Reprinted from the USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) 1971-1972 Cruisbook

OI Division (Operations Information) CIC

Row one: B Gay, C Wilson, D Lee, C Vermillion, J Mills
Row two: J Graham, R Jekins, J Fields, C Laurent, J MacDonald, R Lee, R Williams

Row one: G Rosema, D Garrety, D Dracup, P Kemeliotis, D Fung, J Dobbs
Row two: B Grosenbach, W Ferguson
Row three: J Crowther, S Frank, C Moss, G Newport

OI Division is responsible for the operation of Oklahoma City's Combat Information Center (CIC), the brain center of the ship.  The OI Division radarmen not only operate the ship's air and surface search radars but are also responsible for maintaining voice communications with other ships and forces.  In carying out these responsibilities, OI Division acts as the ship's focal point during anti-air warfare and Naval Gunfire Support Operations by rapidly and accurately collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating and disseminating tactical information.
During operations against the enemy, the radarmen are directly responsible for the coordination between the ship's weapons systems and the force commanders.

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